Table 1.
MSKCCa Bowel Function Index
| Over the past 4 weeks… |
|---|
| FREQUENCY |
| How many bowel movements did you generally have in a 24-hour day?b |
| How often did you get to the toilet in time?c |
| How often did you use medicines to decrease the number of bowel movements (drugs like Imodium® or Lomotil ®)?d |
| How often did you have diarrhea (no form, watery stool)?d |
| How often did you have loose stool (slight form, but mushy)?d |
| How often were you able to wait 15 minutes to get to the toilet when you felt like you were going to have a bowel movement?c |
| URGENCY |
| How often have you had soilage (leakage of stool) of your undergarments during day?d |
| How often have you had soilage (leakage of stool) of your undergarments when you go to bed?d |
| How often did you use a tissue, napkin, and/or pad in your undergarments in case of stool leakage?d |
| How often have you had to alter activities because of bowel function?d |
| DIETARY |
| How often did certain foods that you ate increase your number of bowel movements in a day?d |
| How often did certain liquids that you drank increase your number of bowel movements in a day?d |
| How often did limiting the types of solid foods you ate help you to control your bowel movements?d |
| How often did limiting the types of liquids your drink help you control you bowel movements?d |
a
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
b
BM in 24 hours: Best is < 2 and worst is ≥ 6 (intermediate categories: 2, 3, 4–5)
c
Worst is never, best is always
d
Worst is always, best is never